Farmers Conservation Alliance

Analysis

Farmers Conservation Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Hood River, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Farmers Conservation Alliance reported income of $9.4m and spending of $8.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.3m to $9.4m (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Farmers Conservation Alliance sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Senior Solutions ($9.4m), Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of Pennsylvania ($9.5m) and Water 4 Inc ($9.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $762k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $5.7m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 49 employees.